Begging for marriage, swimming in the water with seven sisters, worshiping seven mothers, and having children;
Store Tanabata water, for Niu Qingsheng, dry books and clothes, worship Weaver and Kuixing;
Seventh Sister's Birthday, Xiangqiao Club, Greeting Immortals, Dyeing Nails and Receiving Dew;
Wear flowery clothes, listen to whispers, tie a red rope, wash the girl's hair, tie Qiao Gu, and have fun.
Detailed introduction of these 2 1 main customs:
1, Qixi Qiqiao
The methods of "divining cleverness" to judge the cleverness of beggars on the seventh night of the seventh lunar month mainly include "seeking cleverness through needles", "liking spiders should be clever", "piercing needles on the moon", "fighting cleverness at night" and "throwing needles to test cleverness".
2. Begging for marriage
On a clear summer and autumn night, the stars are shining in the sky, and a galaxy runs across the north and south. On the east and west banks of the galaxy, there is a shining star across the river, which is Altair and Vega. Countless sentient men and women in the world will pray for a happy marriage against the stars at this night, when the night is quiet and deep.
3, swim seven elder sister water
According to folklore, seven fairies from the sky in Chinese Valentine's Day will descend to bathe in the river. At this time, because the river is stained with fairy flavor, washing it will not only bring peach blossoms, but also prevent diseases.
4. Worship Qi Niang Ma
Minnan and Chinese Valentine's Day in Taiwan Province are the birthdays of "Seven Mothers". It is very popular among the people to worship Qi Nian Ma, which is regarded as an idol to protect children's peace and health.
5. Seek children by breeding.
In the old custom, a few days before Qixi, a layer of soil was first applied to the small wooden board, and the seeds of millet were sown to make it produce green seedlings. Or soak mung beans, adzuki beans, wheat, etc. in a magnetic bowl, and then tie them into a bundle with red and blue silk ropes for seeds.
6. Store Tanabata water
"Tanabata Water" is also called "July 7 Water". It is said that "Tanabata Water" has magical functions, and it can be used to treat burns and remove sores for a long time. There is a custom of storing "Tanabata Water" in all areas of Guangdong, that is, after the first cock crow in the morning of the seventh day, families go to the well or the river to draw water for storage.
7. For Niu Qingsheng
In the old days, children would pick wild flowers and hang them on their horns on Qixi Day, which was also called "Happy Birthday". Because it is said that after the Queen Mother of the West separated the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl with the Tianhe River, the old cow asked the Cowherd to scrape off its skin and drive its cowhide to see the Weaver Girl. In order to commemorate the sacrifice spirit of the old cow, people have the custom of "celebrating the life of the cow".
8, drying books and clothes
Liu Yiqing's "Shi Shuo Xin Yu", volume 25, said that on July 7th, everyone printed books, and only Hao Long went to lie in the sun. When people asked him why, he replied, "I printed books". On the one hand, this is to despise the custom of printing books, on the other hand, it is also to boast about the talent in one's belly. Drying your belly is also drying books.
9. Worship the Weaver Girl
On Qixi night, girls put a table under the moonlight, on which tea, wine, fruit, melon seeds and other sacrifices were placed; There are a few more flowers, tied with red paper, inserted in bottles, with a small incense burner in front of them. Sit around the table and meditate on your heart, like Vega wishing.
10, worship Kuixing
It is said that July 7th is Kuixing's birthday. Kuixing literature, scholars who want to seek fame especially admire Kuixing, so they must worship him on Tanabata and pray for him to bless their success in the exam. In ancient times, scholars were called "the greatest scholar in the world" or "winning the championship in one fell swoop" because Kuixing was in charge of the exam.
1 1, Seventh Sister's Birthday
On the 7th of July, the Seven Mothers' Meeting, known as "Worship Seven Sisters" in Guangdong, organized everyone to gather in Zongxiang Guild Hall, and laid down all kinds of colorful incense tables to offer sacrifices to the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. The incense tables were filled with flowers, fruits, rouge powder, paper-made small flowered clothes, shoes, daily necessities and embroidery.
12, Xiangqiao Club
In Yixing, Jiangsu, there is the Qixi Xiangqiao Fair. Every year on Tanabata, people come to participate and build a fragrant bridge. The so-called incense bridge is a bridge with a length of four or five meters and a width of about half a meter made of all kinds of thick and long wrapped incense (thread incense wrapped in paper). It is equipped with railings and decorated with flowers made of five-color lines. At night, people offer sacrifices to the Double Star, beg for good fortune, and then burn the Xiangqiao, symbolizing that the Double Star has crossed the Xiangqiao and met happily.
13, Yingxian
From the sixth night to the seventh night, for two nights in a row, the girls put on new clothes and jewelry. After everything is arranged, they burn incense and light candles and bow down to the stars, which is called "welcoming the fairy". From the third night to the fifth watch, they have to worship seven times in a row. After worshipping the immortals, the girls hold colored threads in their hands and thread them through the pinholes. For example, those who can wear seven pinholes in one breath are called skillful hands, and those who can't wear seven pinholes are called skillful hands. After Tanabata, the girls gave each other small handicrafts and toys to show their friendship.
14, nail dyeing
Nail dyeing is a custom of Qixi, which spreads in southwest China. Young girls in many areas like to wash their hair with the sap of trees during festivals. Not only can they be young and beautiful, but also unmarried women can find the right husband as soon as possible. Dyeing nails with flowers and plants is also a hobby of most women and children in holiday entertainment, and it is also closely related to reproductive beliefs.
15, dew contact
In rural areas of Zhejiang, it is popular to use washbasins to receive dew. Legend has it that the dew in Chinese Valentine's Day is the tears when the cowherd and the weaver girl meet. If it is put on the eyes and hands, it can make people nimble.
16, wearing flowered clothes
In the Loess Plateau of Shaanxi Province, it is also the custom to hold various begging activities at night in Chinese Valentine's Day. Women often have to tie up grass people wearing flowery clothes, which is called Qiao Gu. Not only do they have to provide melons and fruits, but they also plant bean sprouts and shallots. On Tanabata night, all women carry a bowl of water in their hands, cut bean sprouts and shallots, put them into the water, and use the shadow of the moon to predict the fate of cleverness. They also wear needles and thread to compete.
17, listening to whispers
In some rural areas in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, there will be many girls hiding under the lush pumpkin shed on Qixi Night. If you can hear the whispers when the cowherd and the weaver girl meet in the dead of night, the girls to be married will get eternal love in the future.
18, knot red rope
It is said that if there is a frail child in the family, parents often tie the red rope in seven knots and wear it around the child's neck to pray for God to bless the child's health and longevity.
19, girl shampoo
Young girls in many areas like to wash their hair with the liquid pulp of trees during the Qixi Festival. It is said that not only can women be young and beautiful, but also unmarried women can find the right husband as soon as possible.
20, ligation Qiao Gu
In the Loess Plateau of Shaanxi Province, it is also the custom to hold various begging activities at night in Chinese Valentine's Day. Women often have to tie up grass people wearing flowery clothes, which is called Qiao Gu. Not only do they have to provide melons and fruits, but they also plant bean sprouts and shallots. On Tanabata night, all women carry a bowl of water in their hands, cut bean sprouts and shallots, put them into the water, and use the shadow of the moon to predict the fate of cleverness. They also wear needles and thread to compete.
2 1, have fun.
Mohelie is a children's plaything in the old Kaifeng folk Chinese Valentine's Day, that is, a small clay doll. Its image is mostly a lotus leaf half-arm dress and holding a lotus leaf. On July 7th, every year, in Kaifeng, "the tile outside Dongsongmen in Panlou Street, the tile outside Xiliangmen in Zhouzhou, the tile outside Beimen, the street outside Nanzhuquemen and Xingjie Ma, they all sell grinding and drinking music, which is a small plastic puppet".
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